Draft APP Guidelines

Below are the draft chapters of the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) Guidelines released for consultation.

Consultation on Chapters A to D and 1 to 5 closed on 20 September 2013. Consultation on Chapters 6 to 11 closed on 21 October 2013. Consultation on Chapters 12 and 13 closed on 16 December 2013. Read the submissions received.

Note 1: In developing Chapters 6 and 8 the OAIC has developed the interpretation of ‘use’ and disclosure’ from that outlined in draft Chapter B (Key Concepts). That Chapter will be updated to reflect the change after all of the consultation has concluded.

Note 2: In developing Chapter 12, the OAIC has made some textual changes to the discussion of ‘unlawful’ from that in draft Chapter C (Permitted general situations). Also, in developing Chapter 13, the OAIC has made some textual changes to the discussion of ‘accurate’, ‘up-to-date’, ‘complete’ and ‘relevant’ from that outlined in draft Chapter 10 (Quality of personal information). Neither of these changes reflect a consideration of the submissions received on draft Chapter C or draft Chapter 10, which will be considered in due course.